The Sins of the Father: A Look Into the Father Figures of Anakin Skywalker
Anakin had a lot of important men in his life, but is his fall all their fault?
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Jedi Gone Wrong
Could the Jedi of the past tell us all we need to know about the Jedi of the future?
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Minor spoilers for From A Certain Point of View ahead. It’s no big secret that Yoda needed some convincing to train Luke. The Jedi Master put up quite a fight in Empire Strikes Back to get out of it. What was a bit of a secret, until now, was that Yoda had actually planned on […]
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The old saying goes, “Like father, like son.” Considering that Star Wars is a family story, one would think that this would stand true in the saga. Yet, as Bryan Young of Full of Sith presented, when it comes to the Skywalkers, that might not be as true as we once thought. Luke is not […]
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Everyone wants to find their purpose in life. Finding it can be hard, but Star Wars can help us find our way….
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Color matters in storytelling, but this is especially true in Star Wars, which is often referred to as “silent film” in that that visuals tell you everything you need know. This is done through music, of course, but it is done in color as well. Here are the 10 best uses of color in the […]
Read more "Words of Color: The Best Uses of Color to Tell the Star Wars Story"Cinematic Catalysts: Star Wars Would Not Have Been Possible Without These Films
Star Wars hit 1977 like a pop culture atom bomb. Audiences couldn’t get enough of the strange worlds and the stirring blend of science fiction and fantasy that sprang from the imagination of George Lucas. He took the template of a damsel in distress and turned her into an independent, self-assured rebel. He made a […]
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Many stories and storytellers were and are be influenced by Star Wars. Perhaps no story more so than Harry Potter.
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Much has been said about mentors like Obi-Wan, Yoda, and even Palpatine. But there are important mentors we often overlook.
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I saw Star Wars for the first time in 1999. My mom took me to see The Phantom Menace in theaters and I was immediately hooked. The obsession began that day. I was a kid at the time- the target audience for that movie- so I never understood all the hate that the prequels were […]
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